Daisy Daze

On a rainy morning, raindrops dapple the petals of a wild daisy growing on the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

A beetle stands ready on a nearby flower.

 

Awkward eagle

A sub-adult bald eagle awkwardly takes flight from a perch on a dead tree along the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. It typically requires 4-5 years before a young bald eagle develops the characteristic yellow bill with white head and tail of an adult. 

 

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The ##Awkward years are apparently also a thing for ##eagle ##baldeagle ##nature ##wildlife

♬ Howl's Moving Castle - Merry Go Round of Life - Vitamin String Quartet

Capturing a honeybee swarm

Beekeeper Todd Hannah captures a swarm of honey bees from the side of his garage near Elkton in western Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2021. Honey bees normally swarm when their hive has become too crowded so they split into two groups (or more), with one group remaining in the existing hive. Swarming is the reproduction of a honey bee colony.

@rloznak

It’s a ##swarm of ##honeybees. The little sweethearts are very non-aggressive when swarming ##bees ##nature

♬ Oh No, Oh No, Oh No No No Song - Tiktok Remix - Tik tok

Keeping a low profile

A days-old black tailed deer fawn hides in the tall grass of a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon on Saturday, May 22, 2021. The fawn’s mother was feeding nearby.

Published work

Lean into my photo on the cover of The News-Review's 2021 Visitor's Guide.

Also a big double-truck photo along with a story I wrote inside the publication.

 

Less noise and more green

@rloznak

One morning long ago in the quiet of the world, when there less noise and more green ##fawn ##babyanimals ##theshire ##cute

♬ Theme from "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (Concerning Hobbits) - Movie Sounds Unlimited

A days-old black tailed deer fawn waits for its mother to return in the tall grass of a pasture along the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Tuesday, May, 18, 2021. Mom was nearby.

 

Cute baby

 I found a baby ground squirrel cold, alone, and hungry in the middle of the road at sunset last night. Took him in for the night, warmed him up, and gave him a snack. This morning I found his den and released him back with his family...

 

@rloznak

Found a baby ##squirrel alone, cold, and hungry ##cute ##babyanimals ##rescue

♬ Aww - Baby Ariel

Not so fresh fish

In the late afternoon sun, a pair of turkey vultures feed on a dead fish along the Umpqua River near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on Sunday, May 16, 2021. An adult turkey vulture has a 6-foot wingspan, but only weighs about 3 pounds.

 

A few of my favorite photos from the Junior College National Championship Women’s Wrestling tournament in Roseburg, Ore., on May 14, 2021. Best with sound on.

 

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Junior College National Championship Women’s Wrestling in Roseburg, OR on May 14, 2021 ##wrestling ##womenswrestling ##toughwoman ##photojournalism ##JCNC

♬ AIN'T GONNA STOP - Carol Kay

Flying high: my bald eagle photo in The Wall Street Journal

It's my bald eagle photo, via ZUMApress.com, in The Wall Street Journal.

 

No peace for bald eagle

A sub-adult bald eagle is pestered by a Steller’s jay while perched on a Douglas fir tree along the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural western Oregon on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The behavior is called  “mobbing,” where smaller birds swoop and dash at flying or perched larger birds. They typically do this in an effort to drive away potential predators from a breeding territory, a nest or young.

After putting up with the attacks for a while, the young eagle flew away.

 

Fast food

A bullfrog uses its long sticky tongue to capture a grasshopper in a cattle watering trough on a farm near Elkton in rural wester Oregon on Friday, May 7, 2021. When a bullfrog attacks prey it completes the strike and retrieval in approximately 0.07 seconds. Photo was taken with a fast shutter speed of 1/4000th of a second. 

 

COVID 19 pop-up clinic video

 Last week I shot and produced a video at the Coles Valley Vineyard COVID19 vaccine clinic. The vineyard partnered with the Douglas County Public Health Network to hold a pop-up clinic for local agricultural workers. I really enjoy adding video production into my work.